New additions to pulse recommended lists

FIVE NEW pea varieties and one winter bean have been provisionally added to the NIAB/PGRO* Pulse Recommended Lists for 2005/06, it has been announced.

The new pea varieties include two whites (Rocket and Goblin), one large blue (Woody), one small blue (Hawaii) and one maple (Rose).

This year the “small blue” category has been added to reflect potential market outlets, commented the PGRO’s Anthony Biddle. The provisionally recommended newcomers offer a range of improvements other than yield, he said.